Governor Mehmet Tekinarslan said that the rockets hit two locations, including a mosque during prayer times, in the city center of Kilis on Wednesday.

At least eight people were wounded at the mosque and another five injured at the second location, he added. Two of the injured people were in critical condition, Press TV reported.

Turkish media footage showed security forces clearing the areas of civilians following the attacks.

Several rockets have hit the Turkish border towns of Kilis and Reyhanli in recent days as Ankara presses ahead with its operation against US-backed Kurdish militants in the war-torn Arab country.

On Saturday, rockets fired across the border hit Reyhanli, killing a Syrian national and wounding 46 people. Another five were wounded when rockets hit Kilis.

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